Mostly NAR

Well most of this post is not adoption related because we don't have a whole lot going on right now. I am on spring break this week and for the past 5 days I have been down in Abilene visiting my family and holding my sister's new baby. I was glad to finally see where my parents were living (they became house parents over the summer) and my new nephew is adorable. His name is Jaxon Weldon. I spent time at the house and shopping with Lindsay and Jaxon. He doesn't like traveling in the car much, especially when it's not moving, but as long as Lindsay played the song Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood then he would stop crying. We got to hear that song a LOT! It was great seeing my family but I was glad to get back home so I can have a few days of rest before going back to work.

Adoption-wise, right now we are just waiting for our background checks and child maltreatment checks to come back clean so we can complete our home study. I wish the state would hurry up so we can get this show on the road! I wish I could say that once those are returned then we will get the home study done quickly, but I know the home study is a process in itself and involves a lot of interviews, paperwork and time.

Here is a picture of my handsome nephew Jaxon.

Good News!

So, I don't have TB! Which I knew already but it was nice to have it confirmed. Once I FINALLY got to see the doctor (I'll tell that story in a minute...), he said that my x-ray was clear, and since my reaction was so small (12mm), he didn't see any reason for me to take medicine. If I ever start having any TB symptoms in the future then I need to go to my doctor, but he didn't even think I needed a yearly x-ray. So thank you for all your prayers, because they were definitely answered!

So...the doctor. I was told that the doctor came at 9AM, and it was first come first served so I needed to get there early. I worked it out with school so I wouldn't have any classes until 10:20 so I could have my appointment. I got there at 8:40 and there were 3 people ahead of me so I figured I was doing pretty good. However, the doctor didn't get there until 9:50! I don't understand why doctors think nobody else is as important as they are. So, even though there were only 3 people ahead of me, I had to call my school and re-arrange yet another class because the doctor was so late. I didn't end up leaving the health dept until 10:50, so I was almost late to my 11AM class. Ggrrr. Luckily I'm hopefully done with all that so we can concentrate on the actual adoption stuff.

One more thing, NAR (Not Adoption Related). So I got a flat tire on the way home from work. :( That was the first flat tire I have ever gotten in my entire life, so I had no idea what to do. Called my insurance but they only provided reimbursement if I had to use a tow truck. Then I called Nate and he had great plans to talk me through the tire change, but luckily someone took pity on me. I got a little nervous because I thought it was just 2 guys in the truck at first, but then I realized one was a woman, and they had 2 kids in the backseat. The husband had my tire changed within 5 minutes and I was very grateful. I know God was with me during that ordeal because when I got back in the car on my way home there was a thunderstorm warning for the county I was in, but I never saw a raindrop.

Our next step is to get our background checks and child maltreatment checks returned so we can begin our home study. Unfortunately there isn't anything we can do to rush these, so we are at the mercy of whomever does those.

How can I help?

I'm sure you have been asking yourself, "How can I help this wonderful couple in their journey to adopt a child?" I thought so. ;) Well here are some things you can do that would help us out.

1. PRAY-we need all the prayers we can get that God will make this process go smoothly and quickly, and that He will bless us with a child.

2. BUY COFFEE-We have set up an account with a site that sells coffee from Ethiopia. Just click HERE or find the link on the side of this page. Once you are on our site, you can purchase anything from the entire site...they sell many different flavors of coffee, as well as shirts, tote bags, etc. We receive a portion of the proceeds they make.

3. BUY BABY ITEMS-I just created an Etsy site where I'm selling some nursing covers and burp cloths that I made. I know that you know of someone who just had a baby or someone who is going to have a baby. That person will definitely need tons burp cloths, and if they plan on breastfeeding, they will need a nursing cover as well. All the money I make from this business will go toward our adoption. Click HERE to see my site, or find the link on the side of this page.

4. DONATE-we have a link set up on the side of this page so you can donate money to our adoption fund if you would like to.

If you know me you know that I'm definitely NOT a big fundraiser person, and I don't like asking for money, but when bringing a baby into our life is going to cost $18,000+, I'll try just about anything!